ValveP1TwoPhase Method

Iteratively calculates the inlet pressure P1 for two-phase service given a known mass flow rate, outlet pressure and flow coefficient, using Newton's method.

Definition

Namespace: DWSIM.UnitOperations.UnitOperations
Assembly: DWSIM.UnitOperations (in DWSIM.UnitOperations.dll) Version: 10.0.0.0
public double P1TwoPhase(
	double Wi,
	double Kv,
	double P2,
	double Ti,
	double rhog20,
	double rhol,
	double massfrac_gas,
	double massfrac_liq
)

Parameters

Wi  Double
Total mass flow rate in kg/h.
Kv  Double
Effective flow coefficient (m³/h at 1 bar drop).
P2  Double
Outlet pressure in bar.
Ti  Double
Inlet temperature in K.
rhog20  Double
Gas density at standard conditions (273.15 K, 101325 Pa) in kg/m³.
rhol  Double
Liquid phase density in kg/m³.
massfrac_gas  Double
Mass fraction of the vapour phase.
massfrac_liq  Double
Mass fraction of the liquid phase.

Return Value

Double
The calculated inlet pressure P1 in bar.

See Also